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Saturday, October 18, 2014

Today I have the most delicious Wine & Chocolate Collection from Polish My Life to show you! It is comprised of four decedent cremes with three of them containing just a dusting of holo shimmer. Imagine it would be like having a girls night with Tinker Bell!

COCO BERRY

A creme chocolate brown shade with a deep purple undertone. I wish I would have gotten a photo of this just after first swipe. I knew it had a strong purple undertone but I guess I just wasn't expecting it to be how it was. BLEW MY MIND! You'll see what I mean when you buy it. Amazing! This is the only straight creme of the bunch. No shimmer here. Shown is two coats plus PML "Le Top Coat".

MAUVE ROSE

A creme mauve/rose shade with a dusting of holo shimmer. This is the most perfect color! I think this goes amazingly with my skin tone. And it's so feminine and classy. Really really love this one. Shown is two coats plus PML "Le Top Coat".

MILK CHOCOLATE GOODIES

A creme taupe/brown shade (slight green undertone) with a dusting of holo shimmer. You guys.......ONE COAT! You just have to have this one to appreciate it. I just wanted to roll around in it. Shown is one coat plus PML "Le Top Coat".

MERLOT MAGIC

A creme dark burgundy with a dusting of holo shimmer. Oh mama is this a piece of pure magic! I swear this is exactly what clinking glasses with Tinker Bell would be like. LOVE!!!! Shown is two coats plus PML "Le Top Coat".

The Wine & Chocolate Collection is now LIVE at http://www.polishmylife.com/!!!! And these are Limited Edition so get them while you can!!! Honestly, all of my favorite things all wrapped into one? Wine, chocolate and nail polish (my favorite brand no less), who could ever resist this collection! Cheers!

DISCLAIMER: Press samples sent for review. These are my 100% honest opinions. I was not compensated in any way nor am I affiliated with Polish My Life products.

Thursday, October 9, 2014

Today I have the OITNB Collection to show you from Bliss Polish!! Anyone else obsessed with this show? We binge watch it! This collection is available for purchase NOW at http://blisspolish.com/!

DANDELION

A white crelly filled with various size white glitters and micro gold holo glitters. Pictured is two coats with topcoat.

INMATE FASHION

A khaki creme with gold flakes. Pictured is two coats with topcoat.

PIPER IN THE SHU

A light grey creme with silver white flakes and micro silver holo glitters. Pictured is two coats with topcoat.

THE NEW BLACK

A bright orange with subtle holo. Pictured is two coats plus topcoat.

I THREW MY PIE FOR YOU

A beige crelly with various red and copper glitters. Pictured is two coats with topcoat.

REZNIKOV

A darkened red that dries matte and when a topcoat is added it reveals a beautiful orange shimmer.

(Two coats no topcoat)

(With topcoat)

I'm just in love with this collection! It's perfection! It's represented so well. The formula on these is amazing! Can't say enough about them. Grab them while you still can! Available for purchase now at http://blisspolish.com/!

DISCLAIMER: Press samples sent for review. These are my 100% honest opinions. I was not compensated in any way nor am I affiliated with Bliss Polish products.

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Oh hey!!!!!!!!!!! You may or may not remember me! lol. I took a much needed 'brief' hiatus but now I am BACK!!! I'm going to take it slow but I am back in action! And today I have the new Fall collection from Polish My Life called the Fall In Love Garden Collection. Consists of six beautiful cremes all covering in only ONE COAT! Although you'll see most took me two, because it's seemed in my absence my skills have suffered lol.

NUDE LACE

A classy medium tone nude. Photographed slightly lighter than it is but it is absolutely gorgeous! Nudes are some of my favorite shades to wear in the fall! This is two coats no topcoat!

POPPY PETALS

A bright fuschia hot pink! Yes pink is still fashionable in the fall! I think by now you all don't need me to tell you how incredibly amazingly perfect Polish My Life polishes are! And these are no exception! Two buttery smooth coats here and no top coat!

DON'T SNAP MY DRAGON

A hot vibrant orange! CHOW!!!! This baby is fierce!!!! Such a perfect fall shade. Two coats no topcoat.

PLUM MUMS

Such a gorgeous deep purple. A really perfect shade for fall without being super dark or warm toned. This one I managed to pull off one coat. I tell you, it's not like riding a bike. If you don't use it you lose it. LOL! Anyways, one yummy coat no topcoat.

MONEY TREE

Oh em gee! Surprisingly out of this entire collection, this is my FAVE!!!!!!!! It's such a unique most perfect green! It's bold, it's different. Make a statement with this stunner! Two coats, no top coat.

BLUE PANSY

Ah yes!!!!!! A deep navy blue that doesn't look black! This is the stuff us nail addicts dream about! Come on fall, I am SO ready for you with these babies! Love love love this. Again two coats, no topcoat.

Head over to http://www.polishmylife.com/ now and pick these up!!!! Everything you'll need for fall! And who else is excited for cooler weather? I know I am! Fall/Winter are my favorite seasons!!!!

PS...since I'm slowly working back into things, does anybody have any requests they'd like to see me attempt? lol.

DISCLAIMER: Press samples sent for review. These are my 100% honest opinions. I was not compensated in any way nor am I affiliated with Polish My Life products.

Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Ok darlings! Here is my full review of Polish My Life's new top coat "Le Top Coat"! You have already heard a little preview of my thoughts in my First Impressions post but I seriously can not say enough good things about this top coat!

So to not make this long winded, I am going to break up each key point into bullets for you :)

FAST DRYING - Web site states complete dry time in 4-6 minutes. But after about two minutes I gently brushed the surface just to check and it felt completely dry. Usually I feel a kind of stickiness but not with this. So to test it even further I pressed down and it left fingerprint marks which I was expecting but then right before my eyes they just vanished! I did it over and over and every time it sprang back to a smooth shiny surface!

SMUDGE PROOF - After those 2-3 minutes I was getting my camera ready to photograph and I bumped my nails twice and NO SMUDGES! I was shocked. Not one little dent.

HIGH SHINE - This is super glossy and STAYS super glossy. Most top coats start to look dull after a couple days or after your nails have been in chemicals or water etc.

SHRINKAGE - Absolutely no shrinkage at all! Even with multiple coats. The true test is doing at least two coats to see if a top coat is really shrinkage free. I find a lot of top coats don't shrink on the first coat but then do after the second. But this stayed perfect!

SMEARING - I did a splatter mani using lots of colors and some of the "splats" turned out quite thick and it did not smudge my nail art at all!

CHIP RESISTANT - I think the pictures below speak for themselves! I work in the food industry and I'm always in gloves (where my hands sweat and are constantly "moist") and also in water (washing all the time). And I was in the pool all day the last day.

PRICE POINT - For only $7 you have to at least try it! This could easily be priced a lot higher because it is just that good!

My mani on day one using Polish My Life's Beach Scene Neon collection and Le Top Coat.

I apologize for the quality of the following pictures. They were taken on my cell phone.

Left hand day four after having worked for a couple days. Some slight tip wear but that's expected in my profession.

My right hand (dominant hand) on day four. Minor chips on my thumb and pinky. This thumb ALWAYS chips in that spot no matter what I do. Even when I wear gel. That corner always breaks as well.

Left hand again but now on day five and after spending all day in the pool. Some more evidence of tip wear and a minor chip on my index. And I'm shocked my fimo and rhinestones were still on! Super impressive!

I use this top coat with every mani now and it keeps impressing me! Definitely a must try!!!! You can find it at http://www.polishmylife.com/!!!

DISCLAIMER: Press samples sent for review. These are my 100% honest opinions. I was not compensated in any way nor am I affiliated with Polish My Life products.

STORM CLOUDS
This deep grey creme is so gorgeous and I am such a sucker for greys! This has that same fantastic smooth creme perfect formula as all of their polishes. This is two coats plus one coat of Le Top Coat.

RAYS OF SUN

A pale yellow that is everything I've always looked for! Everytime I buy a new "pale" yellow it always looks super bright on me. But this is that perfect pale butter yellow. Amazing smooth creme formula. Opaque in two coats!! Finished with one coat of Le Top Coat.

CLOUD BLUE

A light blue creme that is perfect all year round! I die for colors like these. And surprise, surprise! Incredibly smooth buttery creme formula. This is two coats plus one coat of Le Top Coat.

Exciting news!!!! Polish My Life has just released their brand new top coat!!!!

Website description:
"Le Top Coat is a BRILLIANT, high shine, chip resistant, FAST drying top coat! It's non-yellowing and can hold it's own against UVA/UVB elements. And another amazing benefit - NO shrinkage! This baby can withstand all things damaging to your nails! Normal wear & tear, work woes, accidental smudging (after 2-3 minutes of dry time), and whatever comes to mind! Complete dry time 4-6 minutes!"

I first used this during my swatch session of the new colors just released from Polish My Life and I'm currently testing it over the span of a few days on my current mani to test wear time. But here's my first impression....

I am LOVING it so far!! Amazing smooth glassy formula. Definitely high shine and dry time?...........I couldn't believe it! After about two minutes I gently brushed my finger across the surface to see how it was and there was no resistance at all, so I thought ok let me press down a little. I pressed down with my finger and I got fingerprint marks on the surface but in a blink of an eye they vanished! It was like a freaking memory foam mattress! I just kept doing it and couldn't believe it. Every time it would spring back to a smooth and shiny finish. I've NEVER seen that before. And in the midst of trying to get my camera ready to photograph I hit my nails twice on my lightbox and NOTHING! No knicks, no smudges, just perfection. Really remarkable. Tonight I used it over some nail art and there wasn't a single bit of dragging or smearing, and you'll see in my full review that I had some thicker parts of polish in my nail art that can lead to smearing but Le Top Coat passed that test! I haven't noticed any shrinkage so far either.

When I finish my wear test after these next couple of days I will do a full review of Le Top Coat. But I don't see it disappointing me! And for only $7, it's definitely comparable to all the "favorites" out there.

Saturday, June 28, 2014

HELLOOO!!!! I've missed you all and I've missed doing my nails!! I never really explained on here why I've been M.I.A. Basically life is one chaotic stress pit right now and I've been taking a little hiatus from the nail world. I go days at a time without polishing my nails. **GASP**

But anyways, we are having a family BBQ/pool party/birthday party today and I HAD to have my nails done! I've been waiting for summer to do some watermelon nails! I just think they are so cute, and who doesn't love watermelon in the summer!!

So again, really sorry I haven't been around. Hope you all understand!

For this mani I used "Big Apple Sunset" (red) and "Stripped" (white), from Polish My Life and the rest is all acrylic paint. Then I topped it all off with a GENEROUS layer of topcoat and capped my tips (which I never do) in an attempt to really seal in that acrylic paint since I'll be in the water all day. Let me know if you guys like this?! Hope everyone's having a fun summer so far!